2009 twin 150-mile qualifier race 1: Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon takes the checkered flag to win the first of two 150-mile qualifiers for Sunday's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 12, 2009 in Daytona Beach.

Jeff Gordon takes the checkered flag to win the first of two 150-mile qualifiers for Sunday's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 12, 2009 in Daytona Beach. (Chris Graythen, Getty Images)

Jeff Gordon takes the checkered flag to win the first of two 150-mile qualifiers for Sunday's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 12, 2009 in Daytona Beach.